Just about every year in February, we make the long trek to Florida from New York by car. The trip takes about 22 hours, and after a while, it's a pain to find decent music on the radio in between all of the commercials.
I finally gave in and let my husband purchase this JVC 12 disc CD Changer for our Ford Windstar. It was listen on sale in the flyer we get with our newspapers on Sunday. We had it installed by the dealer - Circuit City. That ended up being a good decision because additional wiring was needed for us to have it in the console and out of sight.
The unit is small enough that we can still fit other items in the console if we wanted to, but it would block access to the slide-out compartment that holds the CDs. Still, with the ability to hold up to 12, how often will you need to change them?
The unit is easy to operate. Simply load as many CDs as you want in the holder and place it back in the changer. Your car stereo needs to be tuned to 88.7 to listen to the CDs. The sound comes through your regular car stereo, so the sound is as good - or bad - as what you already have. In our case, the sound is *excellent*. I appreciate being able to hear crisp, clear sounds with none of the background noise I find typically present on cassettes.
We had the remote control for the unit mounted above the radio near the dash. With the remote, you can easily move between songs and discs, and also queue up a random play function. It is less distracting than if a driver was trying to operate the unit in the console itself.
Another great feature is that if you want to store your CDs in the holder, you can purchase additional holders and have them ready to load into the player at any time instead of shuffling CDs.
It will be so nice driving to Florida this year and not having to listen to a single commercial - unless I need to hear a traffic report!
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